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Comptia Project + Project Management
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Quantitative risk analysis and modeling technique used to determine which risks have the most potential impact on the project. typical display of results is in the form of a tornado diagram
template
successor activity
risk category
sensitivity analysis
2. Compares technical accomplishments during project execution to the project management plan's schedule of planned technical achievements.
reserve
closing processes (Process Group)
technical performance measurement (Technique)
risk tolerance
3. Documenting the actions necessary to define - prepare - integrate and coordinate all subsidiary plans
work breakdown structure dictionary
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
develop project management plan (Process)
work breakdown structure (WBS) (Output/Input)
4. One of the defining points of a schedule network; a junction point joined to some or all of the other dependency lines
Monte Carlo analysis
budget at completion (BAC)
node
contingency reserve(Output/Input)
5. Significant point or event in the project
subproject
risk management plan (Output/Input)
project management process group
milestone
6. Judgment provided based upon expertise in an application area - knowledge area - discipline - industry - etc. as appropriate for the activity being performed.
monitor and controlling processes (Process Group)
expert judgment (Technique)
imposed date
functional organization
7. Document describing how project risk management will be structured and performed on the project. contains the list of project risks - the results of risk analysis and risk responses
threshold
develop schedule (Process)
risk management plan (Output/Input)
node
8. Assurance that a product - service or system meets the needs of the customer and other identified stakeholders
contract (Output/Input)
project communications management (Knowledge Area)
constraint (Input)
validation
9. Requests to expand or reduce the project scope - modify policies - processes - plans or procedures - modify costs or budgets - or revise schedules
projectized organization
change requests
variance
threshold
10. An imperfection or deficiency in a project component where that component does not meet requirements or specifications and needs to be either repaired or replaced
opportunity
organizational breakdown structure (OBS) (Tool)
precedence relationship
defect
11. Action taken to bring a defective or nonconforming component into compliance with requirements or specifications
to complete performance index (TCPI)
staffing management plan
rework
code of accounts (Tool)
12. Process which generates hundreds or thousands of probable performance outcomes based on probability distributions for cost and schedule on individual tasks. the outcomes are used to generate a probability distribution for a project as a whole.
s-curve
Monte Carlo simulation
scope
work breakdown structure component
13. Performed to defined a new project or a new phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to start the project or phase
resource calendar
time and material contract (T&M)
perform quality assurance (Process)
initiating processes (Process Group)
14. Identifying quality requirements and/or standards for the project and product and documenting how the project will demonstrate compliance
plan quality (Process)
historical information
activity
procurement documents (Output/Input)
15. Provision in the project management plan to mitigate cost and or schedule risk. modifier: management reserve (unknown risks) - contingency reserve (known - but unplanned risks)
forecast
parametric estimating (Technique)
reserve
project scope management (Knowledge Area)
16. Project model that translates the uncertainties specified at a detailed level into the potential impact on objectives that are expressed at the level of the total project. Monte Carlo Analysis
to complete performance index (TCPI)
monitor
work authorization system (Tool)
simulation
17. Defined function to be performed by a project team member
manage project team (Process)
role
project initiation
resource histogram
18. Processes that organize and manage the project team
project human resource management (Knowledge Area)
brainstorming (Technique)
network logic
start to finish (SF)
19. Communicating and working with stakeholders to meet their needs and address issues as they occur
identify stakeholders (Process)
organizational process assets (Output/Input)
manage stakeholder expectations (Process)
value engineering
20. Estimate or prediction of conditions and events in the projects future based on information and knowledge available at the time of the forecast. information is based on the project's past performance and expected future performance
risk register (Output/Input)
bottom-up estimating (Technique)
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
forecast
21. The time in calendar units between the start and finish of a schedule activity
scope
schedule performance index (SPI)
activity duration
distribute information (Process)
22. Person or organization that is actively involved in the project or whose interests may be positively or negatively affected by execution or completion of the project
perform integrated change control (Process)
backward pass
identify risks (Process)
stakeholder
23. Temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product - service or result
project
pareto chart (Tool)
risk mitigation (Technique)
precedence diagramming method (PDM) (Technique)
24. Describes when and how human resource requirements will be met
staffing management plan
quality management plan (Output/Input)
project management process group
requirements traceability matrix
25. Technique for estimating that applies a weighted average of optimistic - pessimistic and most likely estimates when there is uncertainty with the individual activity estimates
sensitivity analysis
program evaluation and review technique (PERT)
scope
enterprise environmental factors (Input/Output)
26. Request for proposal - but may have a narrower or more specific meaning
role
external deliverable
invitation for bid (IFB)
calendar unit
27. A specific technique for measuring the performance of work and used to establish the performance measurement baseline
resource breakdown structure
program
BCWP
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
28. Structure in which the project manager has full authority to assign priorities - apply resources and direct the work of persons assigned to the project
projectized organization
report performance (Process)
risk category
material
29. An information gathering technique used as a way to reach a consensus of experts on a subject. experts on the subject participate in the technique anonymously. a facilitator uses a questionnaire to solicit ideas about the important project points rel
estimate (Output/Input)
free float
Delphi technique (Technique)
verify scope (Process)
30. Specific type of management activity that contributes to the execution of a process and that may employ one or more techniques and tools
planned value (PV)
change requests
finish date
practice
31. Expected cost needed to complete all the remaining work for a schedule activity - work breakdown structure component or project.
path convergence
percent complete
estimate to complete (ETC)(Output/Input)
project management system (Tool)
32. Requirements imposed by a government body. government mandated compliance
human resource plan
budget at completion (BAC)
regulation
forecast
33. Assumptions are factors that - for planning purposes - are considered to be true - real - or certain without proof or demonstration
assumptions
budget
special cause
defect repair
34. Those processes performed to finalize all activities across all project management process groups to formally close the project or phase
BCWP
acquire project team (Process)
closing processes (Process Group)
develop project management plan (Process)
35. Graphical representation of situations showing causal influences - time ordering of events and other relationships among variables and outcomes
performing organization
influence diagram (Tool)
effort
firm fixed price contract (FFP)
36. A change request that has been processed through the integrated change control process and approved
approved change request (Output/Input)
project phase
summary activity
project team directory
37. Developing an approximation of the monetary resources needed to complete project activities
estimate costs (Process)
milestone
trend analysis (Technique)
procurement documents (Output/Input)
38. Person or group that provides financial resources in cash or in kind for the project
project schedule (Output/Input)
scope
sponsor
program
39. Amount of time that a schedule activity can be delayed without delaying the early start date of any immediately following schedule activities.
requirement
project management process group
free float
to complete performance index (TCPI)
40. Uncertain event or condition that has a positive or negative effect on projects objectives
estimate activity durations (Process)
risk
time scaled schedule network diagram (Tool)
scope creep
41. Collect project performance data with respect to a plan - produce performance measures and report and disseminate performance information
resource leveling (Technique)
data date
monitor
functional manager
42. Indications that a risk has occurred or is about to occur. also called risk symptoms or warning signs. should be watched or monitored in the risk monitoring and control process.
triggers
start to finish (SF)
expected monetary value (EMV)
root cause analysis (Technique)
43. Specific version of the schedule model used to compare actual results to the plan to determine if preventive or corrective action is needed to meet the project objectives
work breakdown structure component
schedule baseline
schedule performance index (SPI)
project time management (Knowledge Area)
44. Analytical procedure in which each potential failure mode in every component of a product is analyzed to determine its effect on the reliability of that component and - by itself or in combination with other possible failure modes - on the reliabilit
bottom-up estimating (Technique)
risk tolerance
forecast
failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) (Technique)
45. Document that provides for common and repeated use - rules - guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results
activity duration
sponsor
standard
co-location (Technique)
46. Aggregation of the processes - tools - techniques - methodologies - resources and procedures to manage a project
enterprise environmental factors (Input/Output)
objective
project management system (Tool)
project scope management (Knowledge Area)
47. Response to a negative risk that has occurred - workaround is not planned in advance of the occurrence of the risk event
imposed date
monitor and controlling processes (Process Group)
risk register (Output/Input)
workaround
48. Directing - managing - performing and accomplishing the project work - providing the deliverables and providing work performance information
project time management (Knowledge Area)
collect requirements (Process)
execute
verify scope (Process)
49. Deliverable or project work component at the lowest level of each branch of the work breakdown structure
technique
performing organization
work package
determine budget (Process)
50. List of project team members - their project roles and communication information
project management plan (Output/Input)
verify scope (Process)
project team directory
projectized organization